OSAKA – Two fresh cases of physical abuse in the sumo world were revealed by the Japan Sumo Association on Sunday.
The association, troubled by a variety of scandals starting with an assault by a grand champion on a lower-ranked wrestler last autumn, said that juryo division wrestler Takayoshitoshi assaulted a lower-ranked wrestler during the current Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
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